Category Archives: Research

How to search for a research advisor by e-mail?

Posted on 2013-06-25 by Philippe Fournier-Viger

In this blog post, I will talk about how to search for a research advisor by e-mail. I will talk about this because today, I received an e-mail from a Ph.D student from abroad asking to work with me as … Continue reading →

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How to characterize and compare data mining algorithms?

Posted on 2013-04-15 by Philippe Fournier-Viger

Hi, today, I will discuss how to compare data mining algorithms.  This is an important question for data mining researchers who want to evaluate which algorithm is “better” in general or for a given situation.  This question is also important … Continue reading →

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On the quality of peer-review for academic journals (updated)

Posted on 2013-04-09 by Philippe Fournier-Viger

Nowadays, there are a lot of low-quality academic journal popping everywhere on the Web. Actually, it does not take much to start a low-quality journal (just a website). What is the goal of low-quality journals?  It is generally to earn … Continue reading →

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Why researchers should make their research papers available on internet?

Posted on 2013-03-30 by Philippe Fournier-Viger

In this blog post, I will discuss the importance of making research papers available on the internet. As you probably knows, many researchers nowadays prefer to search for papers/articles on the internet instead of searching at their university’s library. Searching … Continue reading →

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What does it takes to do a good Ph.D?

Posted on 2013-03-27 by Philippe Fournier-Viger

Today, I will discuss this question: “What does it takes to do a good Ph.D ?“.  We can answer this question from several points of view. First, from a personal level, some people think that “talent” is the most important … Continue reading →

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How to choose a research advisor for M.Sc. / Ph.D ?

Posted on 2013-03-26 by Philippe Fournier-Viger

In this post I will discuss how to choose a research advisor for doing a M.Sc. or Ph.D.  This is a very important decision for any graduate students that can have an important impact on their success, and on their … Continue reading →

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How to choose a conference for publishing research papers?

Posted on 2013-03-21 by Philippe Fournier-Viger

Today, I will discuss how to choose conferences for publishing papers.  It is important to make good choices because it can have a huge impact on a researcher’s career. There are several things to consider for choosing a conference. First, does … Continue reading →

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How to choose a good thesis topic in Data Mining?

Posted on 2013-03-15 by Philippe Fournier-Viger

I have seen many people asking for help in data mining forums and on other websites about how to choose a good thesis topic in data mining.  Therefore, in this this post, I will address this question. The first thing … Continue reading →

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Why it is important to publish source code and datasets for researchers?

Posted on 2013-03-08 by Philippe Fournier-Viger

Today, I will discuss about why it is important that researchers share their source code and data. As some of you know, I’m working on the design of data mining algorithms. More specifically, I’m working on algorithms for discovering patterns … Continue reading →

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